No Mood

Sigh.....many things happened recently. Mostly sad things. That's why I have not update my blog for so many days. No mood to write about anything at the moment even though I do have some stuffs I wanted to write about.

Hmmm... guess I'll wait till I stabilise my emotion and clear my mind from all the things that troubling me. Hope everything will be back to normal soon. After all, it is not yet the end of the world.

There are still hope, faith, love, trust & beliefs.

Good Girl Gone Wild...

Time changed, things changed, people changed, perceptions changed. We are living in a world with constant changes every single day.

People around me have changed, things around me have changed, and yes, I've changed too.

I'm no longer the girl who was once so green, fragile, timid and with low self esteem. Having gone through so many things in life all these years, I have certainly become wiser, tougher and more polished in every part of my lives.

There are many things which I used to despised in the past but I've began to view it from a different perspectives and learnt to accept it now. I used to say things like, 'I'll never do this or that' in the past but a recent incident made me realised that I am no 'Saint'. I am just a normal human being and I have my weakness too and I sort of under estimated my capability in committing any 'crime'. So, a lesson learnt, NEVER SAYS NEVER!

I'm starting to have some really wild thoughts these days. Oh no, I have all the wild thoughts all along but lately I've decided to take a step further to really materialise some of it.

I don't know why the sudden change in me. Hmmm..maybe because like it or not, I am getting older and i think probably I've reach the stage where I feel secure and confident enough to try out certain things.

Perhaps this is the prime of my life and I shall not let it pass just like that without fulfilling some of the wildest dreams I have before my time is up.

What are the wild thoughts I have in mind? Well, I'll leave it to your imagination. ;)

"In love with" and "love" - What is the difference?

I was talking to someone, B, who is in a love triangle relationship the other day. He made a very interesting statement. He said: “She is in love with him and she loves me”.
So, does that mean the girl loves both guys at the same time? Well, at least that’s what I comprehended. No. Hmmm…I was utterly confused. Is there a difference? B was trying to explain to me but I couldn’t quite get it at that time. I was told to gnaw on the sentence to figure it out myself.

After some profound analysis about what B has told me, I finally figure out the difference between ‘in love with someone’ and ‘loving someone’.

To love someone or something is lucid, rational, sensible, realistic, judicious and always based on reason.

We love our parents, siblings, relatives, friends, pets, belongings, all because they are related to us or belong to us. We love them by default due to the relations we shared.

We love someone because we love the way he/she treats us, the sense of security & responsibility, sympathy, the basic provisions, familiarity, fear of not having another chance of love and et cetera.

I have a classic example of love out of sympathy. One of my uncles met his current wife many years ago at his work place. She was a single mother with 3 children. My uncle sympathised her and decided to marry her so that he could take care of her as well as her kids.

I have a friend confide to me that she chose to married her husband because she knows he loves her more than she loves him and he is willing to give in to her the way no other guys would. But I forgot to ask her whether she is in love with her husband in anyway.

So, what differ ‘in love with someone’ from ‘loving someone’?

When you are in love with someone or something, there is no reason and everything becomes irrational. You feel the excitement when that someone calls, the obsession of seeing or talking to that person, the desire to possess that person, the fascination, the passion, the longing, jealousy and the unexplainable happiness, where a mere thought of him/her would put a smile on you. It makes your eyes sparkles; your skin glow, you become gentler in speech and behaviour,

Why is it when you are in love with someone, everything will become irrational? That’s because even if you know that person can’t provide you much or don’t love you the same way, you go ahead and love him/her anyway, or you know that person is a criminal but you still love him.

So, are you in love with your other half or you loving your other half?

How about myself, you ask, well, I have to say that I am in love with my other half and I also love him. Like it or not, love is conditional and I’m a very practical and logical person. I told my hubby before, if he would have been a factory blue collar worker or some mechanic, I wouldn’t have chose to marry him.

I know I’m too straightforward and it might seems cruel for me to say that to my other half or this even makes me sound materialistic or whatsoever, but that is the fact and I’m just being true to myself and the one I chose to spend my life with.

So, are you loving someone and in love with someone else at the same time?

Things that I bought during my Kota Kinabalu trip

Seriously there weren't much things to buy in KK coz generally stuffs there are more expensive compare to KL. As for handy-crafts, whatever I saw in KK can also be found in KL itself.

Nevertheless, I'd bought 4 things for myself as a remembrance though. :)

This is a Red-Indian Man key-chain. It's so cute and I just couldn't resist it.

These are the 'Speak No Evil', 'See No Evil' & 'Hear No Evil' wood crafting.

It's hard to find a simply, plain & nice sun dress in KL, hence, even though this cost me RM109.00, I was willing to pay for it. It's really lovely. :)

This little green dress might look simple, but the reaction from Keith when I got out from the fitting room was really sweet. It was exactly like the following:

Keith: Hooohhhhhh.... buy, buy, buy, no need to think!

Liz: Hah? Buy ah? you like it?

Keith: You look very hot & sexy in this! you better take it out now and go pay for it before my nose starts to bleed.

Liz: Hahahahahahah....

Well, it is surely nice to know that after more than 5 yrs together, my hubby still find me attractive & irresistible. ;) It certainly helps to boost my self esteem. Woo hooo!

My Kota Kinabalu Holiday

Wow, I've not update my blog for almost 1 week already. Actually been kind of busy and I just came back from a short holiday with my darling to Kota Kinabalu, Sabah. So, in another word I've also fulfilled another dream of mine, I mean to go back to the place I was born and also the place where I'd spent the first 3-4 years of my childhood.

We were staying in this Magellan Sutera Harbour Resort near the city area, thus everything was very convenient for us as the hotel also provide free shuttle to the city area every hour.

Following are some shots we took during our trip there. We went to Kinabalu Park for jungle trekking, Canopy Walk (Suspension bridge) and also the Poring Hot Spring. All in all it was really fun but it was equally tiring as well. Nevertheless, it was a really nice experience as I have never gone for any jungle trekking before this. Initially, my main concern was my left leg as I had the tendon injury before, though it has recovered and the functionality is 90%, but due to the old injury, it is more vulnerable & prone to injury if I'm not careful. But, thank God, with my determination and faith, I've managed to made it through like the others and I didn't caused any delay to others. So, I'm rather proud of myself, only that now my legs are really aching. But it was worthy! :)

One of the view look out from our hotel

The entrance of Mandara Spa @ Magellan Sutera Harbour

Another sea view looking out from Al Fresco Restaurant @ Magellan Sutera Harbour, where we had our lunch on the first day

The bar area at Al Fresco Restaurant

Tid-Bits served at Al Fresco Restaurant (Nice!)

A shot at Port View Restaurant a.k.a. CUT-THROAT-BLOOD-SUCKING-SLAUGHTER in KK

(Don't ever go there to eat)

A shot in front of our hotel

Evening shot at Sutera Harbour Marina Bay

Keith taking his cycling break (Yes, we rented 2 bicycles and cycled around the Marina Bay, it was so nice)

This is the start of our Kinabalu Park & Poring Hot Spring trip (You can see Mt. Kinabalu in the background)

Nice clear view of Mt. Kinabalu

This is just a small suspension bridge on the way to Kinabalu Park

Another nice angle of Mt. Kinabalu

This is an 'Emergency' toilet at the road side, but Keith said it is not in a usable condition.

Another close-up of Mt. Kinabalu

One more close-up from different angle

Stop by at one of the Handy-craft shops in one of the village

The entrance of the Kinabalu Park & Poring Hot Spring

The start of our jungle trekking. Gambatte!!!

Struggling~~~

Group Photo: Keith & I, Mr. & Mrs. Lada from Germany, another couple from M'sia

This tree is over 100 years old. It was really tall & huge!

Waiting for our turn to go on the bridge as at one time only max. of 6 people are allowed

We rented a private room for the Hot Spring (Sulfur water)

Me in the tub soaking in the Hot Spring water

Feeling clean & refreshing after the soak

Puplic pools area for the Hot Spring

Don't know what plant is it but it was very nice (Do I look like I'm trying to showcase the flower?)

These are the Giant Bamboo Trees. Couldn't captured the tip of the trees as its so tall. See how small Keith is at the bottom right corner of the pic.

Me in front of water fall

Keith in front of water fall

Nice mountain view at the restaurant where we had our lunch after the jungle trekking

Stick-insect

These little insects are very cute coz when you catch it, it would play dead by not moving

(Cunning & smart little creature)

Keith with one of the hotel staff in traditional costume

Me & the cute girl

Breakfast @ Five Sails Restaurant @ Magellan Sutera Harbour on our last day

A couple-shot at our room's balcony at Magellan Sutera Harbour

The funny thing was, before I go to KK, I heard a lot of people who'd been there saying that KK girls are very pretty but during our trip there we didn't see any pretty girls around. where were all the leng-luis (pretty girls) in KK?

Even though a lot of people say seafood in East Malaysia is very cheap but it 's not entirely true. If you go to those tourists' area, it will cost you more than KL, thus do ask around for places that only locals know about (meaning no tourists) then only you'll get to enjoy fresh & cheap seafood.

I'll definetely want to go back to KK again next time! It is surely a nice place to relax & chill-out.